b'AROUND QUEENS PARKRegulation begins. If you didnt have the opportunity to join us for our Excess Soils Webinar in June featuring MECPORBA looks forward to working with the new leadership, ORBA has collaboratedwith the Ontario Waste Management Associ-ation (OWMA) and the Ontario SewerMinistry of Transportation Deputy Minister Laurie andWatermainConstructionAsso-ciation(OSWCA)topresentanother webinar featuring MECP on NovemberLeBlanc and bids a fond farewell to departing 17. A recording of this webinar is avail-able on ORBAs website. Deputy Minister Shelley Tapp.Wearepleasedtoannouncethat AnthonyRossiofCocoGroupisthe newORBAEnvironmentCommittee Chair. Anthonys leadership will be an asset as the Committee navigates excess soil and many other important issues on behalf of the Association.SPECIFICATIONSORBAcontinuestoassessadvocacy options to alleviate the imbalance in the Hot Mix Asphalt End Result Specifica-tion(ERS).Whileevidence-supported discussions with MTO seemed prom-isingthissummer,recentchallenges call for other avenues to be considered. ORBAisalsoworkingwithOSSGA andtheReady-MixConcreteAssoci-ation of Ontario (RMCAO) to address issues with the 2018 revisions to OPSS Prov1002:MaterialSpecificationsfor AggregatesConcrete.TheserevisionsGeogrids and geotextiles used in road design to improve includeexcessivepenalties,which,ifsubgrade supportnot addressed, could lead to diminished product choice, potential supply issues and higher costs for public owners.COMINGS AND GOINGSORBA looks forward to working with new Ministry of Transportation Deputy Minister Laurie LeBlanc and bids a fond farewell to departing Deputy Minister ShelleyTapp,whobecameDeputy Minister of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities recently. The President of the WSIB, Tom Teahen, has announced that he will be stepping down at the endoftheyear.ORBAhasenjoyed working with Tom over the past five productiveyears,andappreciateshis strongleadershiponeliminatingthePavement Reinforcement System - GLASGRIDWSIBsunfundedliability.Andlast but not least, Ken Thomson, a member ofORBAsOccupationalHealthandRoads & RailSafetyCommitteeandtheWSIBsContainmentConstruction Industry Advisory GroupMSE Walls & Slopesis retiring at the end of the year. I willWater Management1.800.667.4811miss Kens council and expertise on all WSIB matters and wish him well forErosion & Sediment Control NILEX.COMthe future.www.orba.org|ROADBuilder9'